MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

FAMILY PLANNING

As is the case with other underdeveloped countries, India is also faced today with the problem of population influx as the same eats away the cream of the economic development achieved through various Plans. The Government have vigorously introduced the programme of family planning in the country. The State of Maharashtra has always remained in the forefront in that respect. The Family Planning Bureau was created in the Directorate of Public Health in the month of November 1957. A rural family planning centre was opened at Samudrapur in the Hingan-ghat tahsil of the district during 1957-58. Besides Samudrapur, the rural family planning centres were established at Seloo, Talegaon and Karanja in the following year. A centre was also established at Arvi in 1958. The following statement gives the details regarding sterilisations performed in the district during 1961:—

In the year 1964, there was a considerable expansion in the programme of family planning. Family planning welfare centres were opened at various places in the district. Each family planning welfare centre is manned by one Extension Educator and one Family Planning Field Worker or a female auxiliary nurse midwife. Each family planning centre has three sub-centres at each of which one female welfare worker, auxiliary nurse, midwife and one part-time attendant are posted.

The following were the family planning centres and sub-centres in the district in 1964.

The following statement gives information about sterilisation programme in the district:—

Sterilisation Programme, Wardha District, 1961-1965.

* Up to June 1965.

Alongwith the sterilisation programme the Government also undertook the propagation of the scheme of the intra uterine contraceptive device known as Dr. Lippes Loop. The device is cheap and as per medico experts is easy to fit, reversible and devoid of any complications. The following statement gives the information about Lippes Loop inserted in different camps in the district.

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